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Letters Patent No. 74,812, dated February 25, 1868.

IMPROVE!) Bru-BOTTOM.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit known that I, JOHN C. FRY, of Sidney, Shelby county,rOhilo, have invented a new and improved Spring-Bed Bottom; and I do hereby declare that the following is affnll, clear, and exact description thereof which will enable others skilled in the art toinake and uso the saine, reference being had to the accompanying. drawings, forming part of this specication, in which- Figure l represents a plan or topview, partly in section, of my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional yview ot' the saine.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the end of a slat.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts: l

This invention relates to a. new manner of securing the wires (for holding the elastic rings) in the ends of the slats, and in the cross-pieces that are secured to the bedstead. The said wires are secured in such a manner tothe slats that the ends ofthe slats are not only not weakened by their application, but are actually strengthened and prevented from splitting. The wire in the crosspiece is made of-one continuous piece, and can be very easily andcheaply applied. The elastic pieces are passed throughthe loops, formed on thewire in the cross-piece, and their ends are then sewed together so as to form thc said elastic pieces into rings. The loop formed by the wire on the slat is openin or near to the centre to allow the easy insertion ot' the elastic rings. 4

A represents the Vframe-ef a bedstead. B is a strip'ot'woodsecured to the end-pieces of the bed, if the slats run lengthwise, and to the side-pieces, if the slats run across the bed, so as to extend from side to side or head to foot of the same. C is the wire formed into the said strip or cross-piece B. Its end is secured, near one end of the cross-piece, into the latter, and is then passed through holes that are provided'for the purpose in the cross-picce, in such a manner as to leave loops,.a ain front, at lthe required distance apart, said loops corresponding to the number or" slats used in the hed. The wire, C, when thus arranged, has its other end also well secured in the cross-piece, as shown in tig. 1. On each end of the bed is firmly arranged such a cross-picce, B, and both are provided with loops a a, said loops being in line with each other on the opposite ends or sides ofthe bed. D D are the slats, inade of wood in the usual manner. On each end of each ofthe same is arranged a wire loop, b, formed by two pieces of wire, E E. The front ends of these two wires meet at or near the centre of the loop I), and leave a small open space for the easy attachment of the elastic ring Each ofthe wires E is passed at right angles through the body ot' the slat, from bottom to top' ot' same, (the loops projecting in line with th bottom of the slat,) and near to the side of the same, as is clearly shown in tig. 3. Its upper end is then drawn on top f. the slet, toward the centre of theV same, and is then and there fastened'by bending its extreme end into the wooden surface, as is clearly shown in fig. 3. The end oi' the 'slat is thus pressed together by the wires E E, and is prevented from splitting or from being split. By having the loops b open, the ring F can be easily inserted, and also the slats can be easily removed from and replaced in the bed.

What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The loops b b, constructed as described, consisting of the wires E E, open at their outer ends, and applied to the slat D, by insertinglther opposite ends from the under side through the holes in the end of' the sla-ts, and bending them down upon the top ot' said slats towards each other, where they are again bent and inserted in the top of the slats, as herein shown and described.

2. rllhe single metallic strip C, secured to the end or siderails A-by the strip B,and bent to forinloops, a, whose sides pass through the strip B, and whose innererids rest against the inner side of' said strip, as herein described for the purpose specified. i p y 3. `Having the loops b open in or near their centre,las and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination ofthe loops `a, strip B, loops Zz, with central opening, elastic rings'F, as herein described for the purpose specified. i y i The above specification of my invention signed by me, tl1is`15th day ofAprl,1867.

JOHN e. FRY.

Witnesses:

WM. F. MeNAMAnA, ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

